Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged close ties with two Republican U.S. presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but now celebrated, has died. …
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By ROB GILLIES and CHARMAINE NORONHA
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2/29/24
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Feb. 23-29, 2024
A Hindu devotee performed rituals during Maghi Purnima in Prayagraj, India. South Korean doctors protested the government’s medical policy near the presidential office in …
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By The Associated Press
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2/29/24
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Heavy gunfire has paralyzed Haiti’s capital and at least four police officers have been killed as a powerful gang leader announced he will try to capture the country’s police chief and government …
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By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO
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2/29/24
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Feb. 23 - 29, 2024
Wildfires burn in the panhandle of Texas, participants embrace each other during a winter swimming event in a frozen lake in Vermont and a baseball player dives for a ball …
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By The Associated Press
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2/29/24
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A Palestinian-American detained by Israel for three weeks has been released on bail after a military judge's ruling. Samaher Esmail, a 46-year-old mother of Palestinian origin from New Orleans, had …
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By JULIA FRANKEL
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2/29/24
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An audit says the Dutch government has spent more than 166 million euros ($180 million) dealing with the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014. A …
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By MIKE CORDER
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2/29/24
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On Oct. 7, when Hamas militants stormed numerous Israeli locations, killing hundreds and abducting others, Marina Degtiar and other members of Argentina's Jewish community felt like traveling back in …
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ
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2/29/24
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Three decades have passed since the worst bombing attack on civilians in the history of Argentina, and no one has been convicted yet. A bomb explosion destroyed the headquarters of the …
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By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ
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2/29/24
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Russian onslaught targets more Ukrainian towns and villages as Ukraine says it shot down 2 warplanes
Kyiv officials say Russian forces are pushing hard against more Ukrainian towns and villages in eastern and southeastern Ukraine as Moscow tries to press its current advantage in weapons and troops. …
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV
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2/29/24
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President Vladimir Putin has hailed Russian national unity, even as fighting rages on in Ukraine, in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win. …
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2/29/24
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Hospital officials say an apparent Israeli strike on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City has killed and wounded dozens. The head of the nursing department at Shifa …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB
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2/29/24
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Police in Orlando, Florida, say at least one person is dead and several others were injured Wednesday following a shooting. WFTV reports that at approximately 11:00 p.m. officers from the Orlando …
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2/29/24
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Aid convoys carrying food reached northern Gaza this week, Israeli officials said. The delivery on Wednesday is the first major one in a month to the devastated, isolated area, where the U.N. has …
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
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2/28/24
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France’s Senate has adopted a bill meant to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French Constitution, clearing a major hurdle. The measure was promised by President Emmanuel Macron …
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SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK
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2/28/24
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Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center says the Popocatépetl volcano, located just 50 miles from the country’s capital, has erupted 13 times in the past day and is urging people to not try …
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2/28/24
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Pope Francis was taken briefly to a hospital in central Rome after the papal audience on Wednesday. The Vatican said it was for diagnostic testing without elaborating. The 86-year-old pope, who has …
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by PAOLO SANTALUCIA
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2/28/24
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A rocket has exploded off the side of a ship traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. It's the latest suspected attack to be carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The attack Tuesday …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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2/28/24
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Many in Iran are frustrated by unrest and poor economy. Parliament elections could see a low turnout
Iran is holding parliamentary elections this Friday, yet the real question may not be who gets elected but how many people actually turn out to vote. Widespread discontent over the cratering economy, …
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By The Associated Press
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2/28/24
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Ukraine’s president will co-host a summit with Albania’s government on Wednesday that’s meant to encourage further support for Kyiv by southeastern European countries as signs of fatigue grow …
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By LLAZAR SEMINI
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2/28/24
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The South Korean and U.S. militaries will begin large-scale annual military drills next week in response to North Korea’s evolving nuclear threats. Freedom Shield is a command post training …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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2/27/24
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